Engine Problem

3GgtGirl09 · #1 11-28-2005, 10:06 PM

On thanksgiving i was driving down the road when knocking noises started coming from the engine. There was no where to pull over so i kept going till i could find somewhere to pull over. About 30 seconds later the engine seized and i coasted the rest of the way down the road. It got towed to the shop the next morning and they promptly informed me that i needed a new engine. The car only has 110,000 miles on it and the only warning that i had of a possilbe problem was a slight knocking i heard one day two weeks ago but it stoped the next day. Does anybody have any ideas what could have done this to my engine?

rubix777 · #2 11-28-2005, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 3GgtGirl09

On thanksgiving i was driving down the road when knocking noises started coming from the engine. There was no where to pull over so i kept going till i could find somewhere to pull over. About 30 seconds later the engine seized and i coasted the rest of the way down the road. It got towed to the shop the next morning and they promptly informed me that i needed a new engine. The car only has 110,000 miles on it and the only warning that i had of a possilbe problem was a slight knocking i heard one day two weeks ago but it stoped the next day. Does anybody have any ideas what could have done this to my engine?

When I had my prelude, the engine went through a similar situation when the timing belt snapped and all the rods were bent. When do you recall the last time the timing belt was replaced?

cficare68 · #3 11-29-2005, 06:59 AM

Hopefully it was replaced because it is recommend that you replace the timing belt every 60,000 miles.

eclipsed4utoo · #4 11-29-2005, 08:15 AM

the shop told you that you needed a new engine? did they tell you what was wrong with the one you had, or did they tell you what happened?

ASK QUESTIONS or you will get screwed.

Sleepr awd · #5 11-29-2005, 11:56 AM

when was the last time you had an oil change as well? my friend had his oil changed and they left the ring on the filter, all the oil came out and his engine was nearly seized as well

any smoke at all?

3GgtGirl09 · #6 11-29-2005, 01:02 PM

I had the timing belt, water pump, tensioner belt, pulleys,and thermostat changed about 7 months ago. There was no smoke and I had the oil changed about a month ago. When the car shutoff though right before the engine seized the oil light did come on. I am also having the shop take the engine apart to figure out what exactly caused this.

eclipsed4utoo · #7 11-29-2005, 01:51 PM

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I had the timing belt, water pump, tensioner belt, pulleys,and thermostat changed about 7 months ago. There was no smoke and I had the oil changed about a month ago. When the car shutoff though right before the engine seized the oil light did come on. I am also having the shop take the engine apart to figure out what exactly caused this.

problem could be in a faulty install of the parts or a faulty oil change. theres no real way of knowing until the engine gets taken apart.

did you also have the alternator belt and power steering belt changed along with the other things?

rodbls · #8 11-29-2005, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by eclipsed4utoo

problem could be in a faulty install of the parts or a faulty oil change. theres no real way of knowing until the engine gets taken apart.

did you also have the alternator belt and power steering belt changed along with the other things?

No accesory belt would have any impact on an engine siezing up like that. Faulty oil change maybe, but hopefully if your car dumped 5 quarts of oil you would notice it when you left the driveway in the morning. Were you the first person to own the car? If not, the other person might have beat the car to shit and then sold it before this happened because they knew it was innevitable. If that is the case i appologize for all the assholes in the world.

eclipsed4utoo · #9 11-29-2005, 03:18 PM

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No accesory belt would have any impact on an engine siezing up like that. Faulty oil change maybe, but hopefully if your car dumped 5 quarts of oil you would notice it when you left the driveway in the morning. Were you the first person to own the car? If not, the other person might have beat the car to shit and then sold it before this happened because they knew it was innevitable. If that is the case i appologize for all the assholes in the world.

there was a guy on club3g that had his powersteering belt break and hit his timing belt. it knocked the pulley almost off.

rodbls · #10 11-29-2005, 03:58 PM

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there was a guy on club3g that had his powersteering belt break and hit his timing belt. it knocked the pulley almost off.

Well I guess in that case it would. I was assuming that you meant the belt alone could have caused the problem, i was not thinking that it would hit a more important component.

3GgtGirl09 · #11 11-30-2005, 12:59 AM

Does anybody know how much a engine plus labor would cost?

cficare68 · #12 11-30-2005, 07:39 AM

Have seen gt motors go on ebay for around $600 before Shipping and handling. Not sure about installation. Buddy of mine has a Celica GTS and he blew his motor and he had to replace it. It ran him around $4300 for a rebuilt motor and to have it installed. I know it's not an Eclipse but that may give you an Ideal

eclipsed4utoo · #13 11-30-2005, 08:23 AM

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Have seen gt motors go on ebay for around $600 before Shipping and handling. Not sure about installation. Buddy of mine has a Celica GTS and he blew his motor and he had to replace it. It ran him around $4300 for a rebuilt motor and to have it installed. I know it's not an Eclipse but that may give you an Ideal

well that was getting it rebuilt. id say it would run you about $2000-$2500 total.

cficare68 · #14 11-30-2005, 11:31 AM

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well that was getting it rebuilt. id say it would run you about $2000-$2500 total.

No he bought one that was already rebuilt he didn't have his rebuilt. Small town in West Virginia and the person that owns the Toyota Dealership owns pretty much every dealership in the area and there are no private shops in the area that will touch imports. I otherwords they have open range to charge people out the ass for anything they do.

eclipsed4utoo · #15 11-30-2005, 12:25 PM

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No he bought one that was already rebuilt he didn't have his rebuilt. Small town in West Virginia and the person that owns the Toyota Dealership owns pretty much every dealership in the area and there are no private shops in the area that will touch imports. I otherwords they have open range to charge people out the ass for anything they do.

looks like its time to move.

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